The origin from the threads / El origen desde los hilos

The thread in the indigenous tradition, is spun out of a natural fibre by the mother, and used as the starting point of a union, construction and repair. Several visible and invisible threads come together to unite stories and promises. From the origin, it is said that, Zerankua (God, the creator) placed two interlaced threads,...

Los chivos and the changing landscape of Wayuu existence

As we drove north-east of Riohacha, the vegetation became sparse, the land drier and the sun more intense. While still in the car, we could see the horizon on our three sides with the mountains of Venezuela to the far east. This land is an endless desert with cactus- tuna and cordon (used to make Yotojoro)...

Stories with Chema

After our work at the Casa Indigena came to an end, Chema invited us to his farm with his lazaro, Edgar to spend some time together and to bless us for our journey thereafter. After climbing for about an hour, we reached the house in the middle of acres and acres of forest. We spent...

Crab tunnels

As we walked and walked through the coastal desert of Camarones, we encountered the various holes in the sand, an intricate network of tunnels burrowed by the crabs to stay cool and safe during the days. The tunnels protect them from the harsh sun and predators.

Señor Martin and the Carambolo tree

Señor Martin lives about 40 minutes south of the Palomino road, in the middle of a forest, which once used to be a huge river. Since many years, the river has dried and only sand and stones remain. Señor Martin lives alone in his house with four dogs who protect his house and his Carambolo tree...

Los Wayúu

Existe, en tierras áridas al norte de Colombia, un grupo de personas que dicen haber nacido de una piedra en la alta Guajira en Amúruru, hoy en día conocido como Nazareth, nombre que surge a partir del deseo de construir una casa como la de Maria y Jose. Otras pero de las mismas personas dicen...

Conversations with streets of Bogota

Thanks to Bogota Graffiti Tour for the walk.

Anapoima

Ha sido el hogar de clima caliente, que nos acoge cuando la ciudad agota nuestras energías, cuando nos llamamos unos a los otros a compartir fines de semana o semanas enteras en familia. El lugar que ha conocido y contenido cinco generaciones familiares, siempre observados por 5 palmas ubicadas en linea recta de mas de...

A week in trance

In the month of Pangani of the Tamil Calendar (March 15- April 15), Vilpatti along with other villages around celebrate Thiruvalla, a 3 day festival of gods, humans and animals. For three days, the entire mountain is in a trance. Everything and everybody is in deep connection with something extraordinary, something that existed all the...